The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 1953
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
12:50 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 377
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 1.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.01° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.82° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.